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MOU between Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), Ministry of Health and Health City in Cayman provides Heart Surgery for BHC patients – Friday March 3, 2017

Six (6) children from the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) will access well needed Cardiac treatment at the Health City Hospital in the Cayman Islands. Two (2) of those six (6) children have already received cardiac treatment and the remaining four (4) will depart the island soon.

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The partnership with private pharmacies, established through this programme, will provide greater access to pharmaceutical supplies across the island. This means that patients will have more choices in where they fill their prescriptions.

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Minister of Health, Dr. the Honourable Christopher Tufton, in conjunction with the Western Regional Health Authority, held a Town Hall Meeting at the Civic Center in Montego Bay on Thursday, February 23, 2017 to address issues and concerns about the ventilation system at the Cornwall Regional Hospital.

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The Government of the Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China will partner to build a Children’s Hospital in the Western Region. L-R : Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith and Ambassador of China to Jamaica, His Excellency NIU Qingbao

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To kick off #WorldAIDSDay2016 a jog was hosted by the Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) with Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton at the Mona Dam. Also present were partners such as National Family Planning Board – Sexual Health Agency, Eve Jamaica, Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition, Jamaican Network Of Seropositives, TransWave and UNAIDS Jamaica

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Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. the Honourable Christopher Tufton attends Health For All World AIDS Day Breakfast Forum held on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre

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